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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

Destin Cretton

Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Michelle Yeoh ...

6.1

16,847

Fantasy. Action. Sci-Fi The original Marvel Comics Shang-Chi follows Shang, a half-Chinese, half-American superhero created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. In the comics, Shang-Chi is a master of numerous unarmed and weaponry-based wushu styles, including the use of the gun, nunchaku, and jian. Shang-Chi first appeared in Special Marvel Edition #15 in 1973.

	Media	Author	Review
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"Chances are you'll still have an excellent time in this adventure (...) It's Marvel doing what Marvel does, but getting almost everything right this time - and that's rare (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter	"While its disparate elements don’t meld together as smoothly as they should, they do, in the end, add up to a superhero movie fresh and fun enough to feel worth a spin"
		Brian Truitt USA Today	"Liu... is simply a joy to watch. He's the MCU's most significant and infectious rookie since the late Chadwick Boseman with the same face-of-the-franchise appeal as Chris Evans (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"[Shang-Chi] fits into Marvel packaging in its own way, but it has an immense soulfulness that other MCU movies, superhero movies, and action movies in general should take notes from (...) Rating: ★★★½ (over 4)"
		Olly Richards Empire	"Even though it doesn't stick the landing, Shang-Chi is one of the better Marvel intros. Thor and Captain America both debuted in films less assured than this, and look how they developed (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"It remembers to have fun. It's a kick to watch - often literally - and the kind of popcorn movie summer is made for (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Oliver Jones The New York Observer	"May Be the Least Dangerous Martial Arts Movie Ever Made (...) Shang-Chi certainly deserves credit as a groundbreaking step of representation in mega-budget filmmaking. You just desperately wish that the terrain it treads upon didn't feel so safe."
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"'Shang-Chi' may be built on familiar lines, but in the moments when it’s allowed to be its own film, it’s a vastly different (and vastly superior) film compared to its predecessors"
		Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"A hero's origin story that tries, with some success, to rise above Marvel business-as-usual."
		Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"A Technicolor whirlwind of a film whose explosive fight choreography and dense mythology are leavened by a sweet and surprisingly nimble script."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"A flashy, Asian-led visual effects extravaganza that gives the second-tier hero the same over-the-top treatment that big-timers like Hulk and Thor typically get. "
		Katie Rife AV Club	"The hero of 'Shang-Chi' is on a journey to become himself, but the movie is lost inside of the machine"
		Todd Gilchrist The Wrap	"Tony Leung delivers what might be the superhero genre’s best performance yet in a film that blends dazzling fight choreography and dramatic depth"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"The movie not only strikes a welcome blow for inclusion with its predominantly Asian cast, but deftly juggles epic world building with lighter comedy in a way that should appeal to audiences"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It’s an entertaining romp, although the formulaic quality is becoming a little obvious (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Shirley Li Entertainment Weekly	"Shang-Chi ultimately belongs to Leung. He's not just the star of the film's opening -- in his hands, Wenwu's devastation catalyzes the action and permeates every frame, turning the film into a tragedy."
		Peter Hartlaub SFGATE	"At some point during one of the best car chase scenes in San Francisco movie history, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" makes at least one thing gloriously clear: Today, you will be getting your money's worth at the movies.
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"As the action sequences grow more elaborate, it loses a little of its personality, succumbing to de rigueur effects-driven spectacle (...) It’s the intimate character moments that help distinguish it from other MCU pictures"
		Jake Cole Slant	"On the screen, Shang-Chi is rotely defined by the same 'gifted kid' impostor syndrome as so many other self-doubting MCU heroes before him (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"In the end, it’s a winning film that’s likable and that quality goes a long way"
		Neil Smith Total Film	"Marvel’s Phase Four makes up for lost time with an origin story that richly entertains when it’s not pushing boundaries (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Francesca Rivera IGN	"'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' is a confident introduction to Marvel’s first Asian superhero, delivering the MCU’s best fight choreography and one of its most emotionally complex villains"
		Rachel Labonte Screen Rant	"Bolstered by a star-making performance from Simu Liu, 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' gets the MCU's newest hero off to a promising start (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Joshua Rivera Polygon	"'Shang-Chi' is refreshing in how little it’s concerned with big-picture universe-building details. Instead, the movie focuses on an extremely personal story that also implies exciting things about the future of Marvel movies"
		Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"'Shang-Chi' doesn't just pull off a fun western 'xuanhuan', but makes it feel like a door being opened for future Marvel films. Where it stumbles is in the script (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jacob Oller Paste Magazine	"The main attractions for Marvel’s 'Ten Ring' circus are better when freed from the MCU’s captivity"
		Hoai-Tran Bui SlashFilm	"As Marvel remixes go, this is one of the more successful ones (...) The strength of its hard-hitting fight scenes and the supporting performers, especially the Tony Leung of it all, elevates it (…) Rating: ★★★★★★½ (out of 10)"
		Jordan Hoffman Screen Crush	"Ultimately a mixed bag. But to its credit, it isn’t too tied-in with other Marvel movies, and mostly stands on its own (…) Rating: ★★★★★★ (out of 10)"
		Peter Travers ABC News	"Simu Liu takes his place among Marvel legends (...) Spectacular is the word for the martial-arts action in 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' (...) It's action poetry in motion"
		Mel Valentin Screen Anarchy	"Liu's relaxed, easygoing chemistry with Awkwafina sells 'Shang-Chi' not just as the embodiment of the martial arts master created in 1970s as part of the kung-fu craze of the time, but as a relatable, root-worthy character"
		John Serba Decider	"Marvel pays light homage to Chinese action cinema (...) 'Shang-Chi' math: 50 percent very good + 50 percent begrudgingly acceptable = a good movie. It's a worthy Marvel outing"

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